Unlike the monarchy in a feudal system, the wealthy and powerful citizens who controlled italian city-states were more focused ona. the overall well-being of its poorer citizensb. social and moral issues within the cityc. protection and security measures for the cityd. economic activity and development

d. economic activity and development.

Between the 9th and the 15th centuries, small, independent states arose in central and northern Italy. This included cities such as Venice, Florence, Milan, Genoa, Bologna and Verona. These cities went through enormous changes, such as a demographic explosion (the population doubled during this period), an emergence of huge cities (especially Florence, Venice and Milan), migration from country to city (highest rate of urbanization in the world) and the rise of commerce. Commerce in particular flourished because the rulers of these cities did not enjoy the  absolute power of other monarchies. Moreover, they were interested in fostering economic activity and development. This created the conditions for the Renaissance to arise.

workers of lowell mills were greatly benefited for the waltham type of work which was more a paternalist kind, trying to protect the integrity of this little girls coming from small farmers and providing an adequate place of work, this in an effort to avoid the issues of bad place conditions and immorality that the people in bigger industrialized cities of great britain were experimenting.

one central belief of buddhism is often referred to as reincarnation -- the concept that people are reborn after dying. buddhism is a philosophy of life expounded by gautama buddha ("buddha" means "enlightened one"), who lived and taught in northern india in the 6th century b.c.